Penholder



May 10, 1932. D. L. LA CHANCE PENHOLDER Filed Feb. 19. 1951 Patented May10, 1932 U ETED STATES DONALD L. LA CHANGE,

F cnrcneo, ILLInoIs' PEN'HOLDER Application filed February 19, 1931.Serial 516,875.

This invention relates to a holder for fountain pens. It utilizes a basewhich fixedly supports an oblique socket into which the writing end of afountain pen may be fitted.

Such an implement is particularly adapted for convenient use on awriting desk or table.

With such a pen holder the improvements of this invention have to dowith features which conduce to greater simplicity in construction,reduce the cost in the making, en-

hance sturdiness and dependability in service, and increase adaptabilityto meet varying conditions of use.

These objects are all realized by a one-piece structure of which certainembodiments are suggested in the accompanying drawings in the mannerfollowing:

Figure 1 shows in perspective one form of the present pen holderimplement as it ap- 2 pears when in use upon a desk;

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same implement;

F ig. 3 is a similar view of. an implement having a base of stilldifferent configuration;

and 1 Fig. 4 is an enlarged view in elevation showing the implement ofFig. 8 adjusted to a position possibly encountered in use.

Asillustrative of service condition for the present pen hold-er, I haveshown in Fig; 1 a

fragmentary perspective view of a roll-top desk having a table surface Tover which is. the usual pocket structure P. The vertical space betweenthe table top and pocket structure is ordinarily insuflicient for theaccommodation of tall articles, such, for example, as a pen or pencilwhich is stood upright. In case a pen holder with pen fitted inplace bemoved on the table top to a position below such an overhangingstructure, as shown, it is necessary that the accommodated pen or pencilbe slanted to an oblique position approxi-' mating the horizontal.

The pen holder of my invention is adapted to meet conditionsof the kindnoted. As

shown, it comprises. a relativelyfiat base B having any desired edgeconfiguration. Sup ported by the base and extending obliquely therefromin a manner to overhang one or more of its edges is a holder H hereshown in pen will be obliquelyi extended at an angle take place indirections along the lines of the the' form of a hollow stem that may bej oined integrally with theba'se. The free end'or the, holder which is'sockete d may be equipped with a bushing 6 having ajfi'aringmouth'which to enhance the, appearance of the holder. i

The form of implement shown in F 2 is configured in the general form ofareemiigie;

The holder is Iextendedobl'iquely frorna point adjacent one corner;- ofthe base which desir-. ably is'rounded off as at 7,1 to 'join with t h'eproximate base edges and'y. The; area and weight of the base, also thedisposition of the. oyerhanging holder, shouldbe so determined that the'former will always overbalance the latter any of'the-tilted positionsthe implement may assume when the writing-pen i is supported thereby.NVhenever' the imple ment can stand inthe' clear, the supportedconvenient "to be taken hold of; If, however,.. the implement beused ina'plface where there is insufficient deafened for the pen, as ug;

gested in Fig. 1, the latter upon being' engaged will cause theentireimplement. to be tilted. i Shouldthis tiltingmovement be con tinnedun'tilthe upper pen end'is touching the I surface upon" wliichthefimpl'emejnt rests, the

latterby'reason'of the special balancing relationshipi will tend'toresume its?" fiatwise position upon the desk whenever interferenceis'removed fromthe supported Ip'en'. Such acondition requiringthe baseto be ti'ltedfmay' exist i'f'the' impl'en ent bejuse d in an environment, as suggested in 1, orif thesup ported. pen bestruckaccidentally'when eX tendingin the cleariover'a desk. 7

The form of implementshown in Figs. 1 and 2 is such that the tiltingmovements may two edges w and y whichare degrees apart,

or at any point in 'between'. Inorder to facilitate a readytilting inanyi'ntermediate position, the corner 7 is rounded or curved, as shown.By such a construction the tilting may take place, in the directionrequired by the applied force within the range of thetwo edgesw and y. V

Another-form of holder having all the ad vantages of the constructionfirst mentioned is suggested in Figs. 3 and 4. This imple-- ment has thenovel feature of taking the form of a conventional golf club head(niblick). It comprises the usual sole B having a hosel H extendedobliquely therefrom at the heel end. The disposition of the hosel isoblique also with "respect to the longitudinal and transverse dimensionsof the sole. The hosel which is sockete'd in the usual manner isdesirably equipped with a ferrule 6 to furnish a proper mounting intowhich the writing end of the pen may be fitted. In an implement of thischaracter the hosel overhangs the sole at one end and side, butunderbalances the base which tends always to remain flat on a deskor'table, thereby supporting a pen fitted into the socket in an obliquemanner, convenient for removal or replacement. The tilting movements ofsuch an implement may take place through a wide range of degrees,depending upon the direction of the applied force, the heel 8 of thesole furnishing a pivotal'point for such movements.

, It is manifest that the pen" holder of this invention is simple in theextreme. The rigidity of its construction, however, does not militateagainst the adjustability of the support when the supported pen issubjected to an applied force requiring that it be moved to a differentposition. Furthermore, the several constructions suggested areadvantageous in that the base in each case is relatively thin so as notto interfere with an object, such as a book M, being rested there upon(see Fig. 1). This is desirable, particularlywith a crowded desk wherearticles are frequently moved around, one over or. economize 1n theoccupied upon another, to space.

I claim:

As a new article of manufacture,a pen holder in the general form of agolfclub head having the sole for its base and the hoselfor i itsholder, the base being of greatermassalong 1 one longitudinal edge thantheother and upwardly curved at one end, andthe holder extendingobliquely from the upwardly curved end of the base, whereby the base maybetilted upon its upwardly curved end by force upon the holder butnormally remaining 3 horizontal upon a plane surface.

n. L. LA CHANCE.

